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Wyandotte County History
Wyandotte Tribal Elections, 1857-1860


Wyandotte Tribal Election Aug. 11, 1857
Wyandotte Council Grounds, Wyandotte Co., Kansas


Principal Chief:
John Sarrahess, no votes
George J. Clark, 19 votes (elected)

2nd Councilman:
Silas Armstrong, 20 votes (elected)
James Barnett, no votes

3rd Councilman:
John Solomon, 4 votes
John D. Brown, 20 votes (elected)

4th Councilman:
Irwin P. Long, 18 votes (elected)
John Hicks, 9 votes

5th Councilman:
Mathew Mudeater, 21 votes (elected)
John Barnett, 3 votes

Appointed Council Clerk:
Isaiah Walker

Delegates Appointed by Legislative Committee:
William Walker
H. M. Northrup
Theodore Garrett
James M. Long
Lewis Lumpy




Wyandotte Tribal Election Aug. 10, 1858
Wyandotte Council Grounds, Wyandotte Co., Kansas


Principal Chief:
John Sarrahess, 15 votes (elected)
Mathew R. Walker, 20 votes

1st Councilman:
John Hicks, 31 votes (elected)
John D. Brown, 10 votes

2nd Councilman:
Lewis Lumpy, 24 votes (elected)
Mathew Mudeater, 22 votes

3rd Councilman:
John Solomon, 4 votes
Irvin P. Long, 44 votes (elected)

4th Councilman:
William Johnson, 25 votes (elected)
Silas Armstrong, 21 votes

Council Clerk:
Robert Robitaille, 27 votes (elected)
D. V. Clement, 11 votes

Secretary of Council:
Joel W. Garrett, 33 votes (elected)
Abelaid Guthrie, 5 votes

Chairman of Legislative Committee:
John W. Greyeyes, 9 votes
William Walker, 25 votes (elected)

1st Delegate:
Isaiah Walker, 11 votes
Isaac W. Brown, 23 votes (elected)

2nd Delegate:
H. C. Long, 12 votes
Curleyhead, 25 votes (elected)

3rd Delegate:
Theod. Garrett, 26 votes (elected)
James M. Long, 18 votes

4th Delegate:
Matthew Split The Log (Splitlog), 1 vote
James Barnett, 33 votes (elected)




Wyandotte Tribal Election Aug. 9, 1859
Wyandotte Council Grounds, Wyandotte Co., Kansas


Principal Chief:
Mathew Mudeater, 11 votes (elected)
Mathew Brown, 4 votes

1st Councilman:
Irwin P. Long, 10 votes (elected)
Michael Frost, 9 votes

2nd Councilman:
Silas Armstrong, 15 votes (elected)
Lewis Lumpy, 3 votes

3rd Councilman:
John Garrahess, 3 votes
John Hicks, 18 votes (elected)

4th Councilman:
John W. Greyeyes, 21 votes (elected)
William Johnson, 3 votes

Council Clerk:
Robert Robitaille, 12 votes
Richard W. Clark, 14 votes (elected)

Chairman of Legislative Committee:
Isaac W. Brown, 8 votes
William Walker, 16 votes (elected)

1st Delegate:
Henry C. Long, 16 votes (elected)
Philip Monture, 7 votes

2nd Delegate:
John W. Cotter, 9 votes
James Barnett, 16 votes (elected)

3rd Delegate:
John Solomon, 4 votes
James M. Long, 18 votes (elected)

4th Delegate:
James C. Zane, 8 votes
Thomas Pipe, 17 votes (elected)




Wyandotte Tribal Election Aug. 14, 1860
Wyandotte Council Ground, Wyandotte Co., Kansas


Principal Chief:
Mathew Mudeater, 26 votes (elected)
John Sarrahess, 10 votes

1st Councilman:
Irwin P. Long, 33 votes (elected)
John Hicks, 9 votes

2nd Councilman:
Silas Armstrong, 25 votes (elected)
Mathew Brown, 16 votes

3rd Councilman:
Jacob Whitecrow, 16 votes
John W. Greyeyes, 26 votes (elected)

4th Councilman:
Isaac W. Brown, 3 votes
William Johnson, 42 votes (elected)

Council Clerk:
Jacob Stuckey, Jr., 35 votes (elected)
Richard W. Clark, 10 votes.



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